Job 39:16
He hath made her callous against her young, as though they were not hers: her labor is in vain, [but she feeleth] no dread;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
15And she forgetteth that a foot may crush them, or that the beast of the field may stamp them down.
17Because God hath denied her wisdom, and he hath not imparted to her understanding.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:26Then spoke the woman whose son was the living unto the king, for her love had become enkindled for her son, and she said, O pardon, my Lord, give her the living child, and only do not slay it; but the other said, Neither mine nor thine shall it be, hew it asunder.
Ecclesiastes 10:15The toil of the foolish will weary every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.—
Lamentations 4:3Even wild beasts offer the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
Matthew Henry on Job 39:14-19
Description of the Peacock and Ostrich. ( b. c. 1520.) 13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? 14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. 16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; 17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. 18 What time she… Read the whole commentary →